角子 (jiǎo zi) — ten-cent piece (historical Chinese coin)

Definition

Historical term for a small silver ten-cent coin (一角 = 10 分/钱), used in late Qing and Republican China. Now obsolete; learners will mostly encounter it in historical texts, antiques, or old currency collecting.

noun
ten-cent piece (historical Chinese coin)
Measure word · 枚
Easily confused

Examples

  • 角子。
    Tā shōu cáng le yì méi qīng dài jiǎo zi.
    He collected a Qing dynasty ten-cent piece.
  • 角子。
    Zhè zhǒng jiǎo zi xiàn zài yǐ jīng hěn shǎo jiàn dào le.
    This kind of ten-cent piece is rarely seen now.
  • 角子。
    Yé ye gěi wǒ yì méi jiù de jiǎo zi zuò wéi jì niàn.
    Grandpa gave me an old ten-cent piece as a souvenir.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

角jiǎocoin unit
子zǐ

角 marks the coin unit; 子 gives the finished form for a small coin.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 角 is a picture of a horn.

Open 角 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →

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